The origin of electoral systems in the postwar era [[electronic resource] ] : a worldwide approach / / Krister Lundell

• Autore: Lundell Krister
• Pubblicazione: Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York, : Routledge, c2009
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (153 p.)
• Disciplina: 324.609/045; 324.609045; 324.63
• Soggetto topico: Elections; Representative government and representation; Comparative government
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; 2 Research design; 3 Electoral systems; 4 The rational perspective; 5 History and culture: Patterns of diffusion; 6 The institutional perspective; 7 Multivariate patterns; 8 Conclusion; Appendix; Notes; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This book explores and presents the influence of contextual factors on the choice of electoral systems for parliamentary elections in both democracies and non-democracies around the world. Taking a macroscopic approach, the author focuses on structural explanations, with an emphasis on general patterns rather than country specific explanations. Drawn from a wealth of data, the book presents the frequency of the adoption of each electoral formula and system in the postwar era and is followed by a theoretical elaboration of electoral system choice. The author then draws on rational, cu
• Titolo autorizzato: The origin of electoral systems in the postwar era
• ISBN: 1-282-28445-2; 9786612284458; 0-203-87184-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910777906003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Routledge research in comparative politics ; ; 27.